By Oluwatoyin Adegoke
The National Directorate of Employment, NDE, has provided 40 graduates of its Community-Based Training Scheme in Ogun State with start-up kits as empowerment to enable them to become self-reliant.
In a message to the event, Director-General of the NDE, Mallam Abubakar Fikpo emphasized that the federal government was promoting youth empowerment, training and capacity building as important tools to tackle unemployment, youth restiveness and crime in society.
Mallam Fikpo who was represented by the Ogun State Coordinator of NDE, Mrs. Kehinde Oshinowo maintained that the growth and development of every economy depended on the quality of labour and manpower, urging the beneficiaries to utilize the skills and knowledge acquired towards generating income.
Mrs, Oshinowo disclosed that beneficiaries drawn from the 20 Local Government Areas of the State were offered the resettlement items as a form of loans, expected to be paid back within 3 years.
Also, the National Director, Vocational Skills Development, Hajiya Aminu Lewa who spoke through Miss Biliqisu Jimada said the purpose of the empowerment was to reduce the number of unemployed youths in the society and improve the socio-economic status of the participants.
Hajiya Lewa said the participants would be monitored periodically and enjoined them to make judicious use of the starter packs to leverage on the prevailing economic situation in the country, while urging them to also endeavour to train others.
Some of the participants including Miss Adetola Adetokun and Mr Lekan Ajayi promised to take advantage of the gesture to boost their productivity and commended the federal government for the laudable programme that enabled them to showcase their talents.
The forty beneficiaries were supported with start-up kits for different vocations, including Tailoring, Shoe making, Catering, Barbing and Cosmetology.
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